Posted on 06/27/2006 4:04:17 PM PDT by misterrob
ESPN baseball analyst Peter Gammons, 61, is undergoing surgery this afternoon for an aneurysm in his brain.
Gammons was stricken earlier today and was taken to a Boston-area hospital. He is expected to be in intensive care for the next 10 to 12 days.
Gammons and the Globe were the trailblazers of the baseball notes format in the 1970s. From that time until 2000, save for a few interruptions in the 1980s, Gammons's unique take on baseball was a mainstay of the Sunday Globe's sports section.
Gammons was honored as the recipient of the 2004 J.G. Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball writing during the 2005 Hall of Fame induction ceremony July 31 in Cooperstown, N.Y. He was selected in balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
He began his career as a reporter for the Boston Globe in 1969 and wrote a very popular weekly Sunday baseball column for many years. He has also worked for Sports Illustrated covering the National Hockey League, college basketball and Major League Baseball (1976-78, 1986-90).
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Get well soon Peter.
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I just posted the same breaking news. Any baseball fan should be praying for him not just sox fans.
Prayers...God Bless.
As has been said already, I don't like his politics, but I like the man; a great baseball writer. Best wishes for a full and quick recovery from a Yankee fan.
Get well and speedy recovery prayers for Mr. Gammons.
A brown helmet for boston.com for this obituary while he recovers.
Semper Fi,
I don't know anything about his politics but have enjoyed listening to his commentary on TV. He always comes across as very sharp and very knowledgeable--it's no surprise that he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. I hope he has a speedy and full recovery. I wonder if UNC's loss in the college World Series last night could have triggered the aneurysm.
Prayers for a speedy recovery.
I don't do the "official" Red Sox ping list, but I'll ping Red Sox (and other) fans that I know of...
RemDawg announcing this news now. Gammons suffered the aneurysm this morning at his home on Cape Cod. Prayers for Peter's wife Gloria also.
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The Sunday Globe sports section was amazing years ago. Gammons had the baseball beat and his notes column was a must read as was Will McDonough's football column.
Peter was effusive in his praise for Keith Olberman's Countdown as a "Must Watch" which should tell you all you need to know about his politics.....
I was unaware of his politics. I am not surprised he is a Lib. But he is undoubtedly the premier baseball beat writer. I always thought he would make a good comissioner.
He's also in favor of socialism by having big market teams support smaller ones and affirmative action for blacks who have abandoned the sport for basketball. Bad idea for a commissioner.
In a national sports league, that's not socialism. Don't be silly.
Like I said I was unaware of his politics. If he is in favor of what you say I would have to agree with you on the commissioner.
The Yankees and the Red Sox together put in over $100 million in luxury tax and local revenue sharing. The Marlins have a $15 million payroll!!!!
What incentive do teams like the Devil Rays, Pirates, Royals or Brewers have to spend money on players when they get welfare?
You can't be serious.
The real question is: What money do the Devil Rays, Pirates, Royals or Brewers have to spend on players without revenue sharing?
Prayers for a full recovery.
I am serious and if you are in any way a conservative then you would turn your nose up at the thought of subsidy.
If those teams' fans don't care enough to support their franchise then they don't deserve to have one.
Spare me your juvenile insults. Your understanding of microeconmics is vanishingly tiny; you're in no position to condescend to anyone.
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